10 Beyond all bearing (1/2)

10 Beyond all bearing

Translator: Kats | Editor: Perriemix

Ye Jiayao had already eaten all the strawberries that Song Qi brought and drank the medicine prepared for her but her temperature was still high. Xia Chunyu didn't want to spend his days like this. He had already wasted a whole day today and he didn't even get the chance to eat the snake soup made by Old Head Yu. The second-in-charge ate everything.

”Go ask Mr. Liu how we can call the soul.” Xia Chunyu ordered Song Qi.

Ye Jiayao heard his demand and panicked. Knowing that what she was about to say was a terrible idea, but refused to have Mr. Liu 'call the soul' on her, she called hurriedly, ”I know how to call the soul.”

Xia Chunyu raised his eyebrows at her, disbelieving.

”When I was young, my grandma taught me how to call the soul.” Ye Jiayao waved at him and said, ”Come around, I'll tell you how.”

Xia Chunyu came closer with a dubious look on his face. She relayed her instructions and he became even more suspicious. ”Is that real?”

Ye Jiayao sniffed pretentiously. ”Of course it is real! I remember clearly, my nanny did it this way and it was very effective.”

Xia Chunyu shook his head fiercely. ”No, no. I don't want to do this.”

”You can ask Song Qi to help?” Ye Jiayao looked towards Song Qi.

Xia Chunyu frowned, shaking his head again. Shout nicknames to call the soul? Would Song Qi call Yaoyao, Yaoyao all the time?

Absolutely not.

”Go back to your room and don't come out without my permission,” Xia Chunyu dismissed Song Qi out grumpily.

Xia Chunyu closed all the doors and windows, making sure that the idiot could not peek through before turning back to her.

Ye Jiayao gave him a piece of paper with birthdates and said, ”We can start now.”

Ye Jiayao slouched over the chair and watched him do as she directed. She laughed inside, knowing that the third-in-charge was about to do a sorcerer's dance. It was a shame that she didn't have anything to record this funny moment.

Xia Chunyu filled a bowl with water and put the paper with the birthdates down on the stove. He ignited three incenses to worship the Kitchen God, then stuck them into a cup filled with rice. He turned his head and asked Ye Jiayao, ”Do I really have to do this?”

Ye Jiayao looked excited as she nodded at him. ”Do this and I will cook something delicious for you.”

Xia Chunyu's face twitched weirdly. He felt as though he would lose his face as a son of Jin'an Marquis if he performed this sorcerer's dance. If the message passed around, what would become of his dignity?

He saw her pair of bright and beautiful eyes staring at him with expectation and Xia Chunyu shouted, ” Close your eyes! I promise, if you tell anyone about this, I will choke you to death.”

Ye Jiayao looked like the picture of innocence as she said, ”I promise that I won't say a word.”

I wouldn't say a word because I would tell the full story! She smiled mischievously inside.

”Shut your eyes!” Xia Chunyu shouted angrily.

Ye Jiayao closed her eyes immediately. ”You can begin now.”

Xia Chunyu took a deep breath and opened his mouth a couple of times, unsure how to begin. He raised his hands and promptly put it down. He couldn't do this. Xia Chunyu felt that he had encountered the biggest difficulty in his lifetime.

He looked at her for a moment before saying, ”Cover your ears with your hands too.”

”If I cover my ears, how can I hear you call the soul? Wouldn't this be all for nothing?” Ye Jiayao said sullenly. ”If you can't do it, you should just call Song Qi.”

You're a grown man, don't dillydally.

Xia Chunyu ground his teeth together and took a deep breath. He was dedicated to getting rid of this trouble at all cost. He danced around pretentiously and recited, ”Sky ling ling, earth ling ling, Laotse make my wish come true, evil spirits stay away from me, Yaoyao's ghost please listen carefully...”

Ye Jiayao peeked between her fingers and almost let out a laugh at how ridiculous he looked.

”Yaoyao, Yaoyao, stop wandering. Yaoyao, Yaoyao, come back, your soul...”

Xia Chunyu closed his eyes and poured out the rice, focused on reciting the soul-calling lyrics that Ye Jiayao told him. He didn't even notice that his patient was almost choking with silent laughter.

”Is this okay?” Xia Chunyu asked as he finally finished reciting. He turned around and became furious when saw her laughing at him. ”Who told you that you can open your eyes?”

Ye Jia Yao immediately stopped laughing and covered her eyes with her hands. ”No, no, no, I didn't see anything.”

Xia Chunyu realized that she might've been playing tricks on him.

”If you dare fool me, I will make you suffer,” Xia Chunyu threatened furiously.

”I wasn't! I just thought you are doing very well, even better than my nanny. I felt much better now,” Ye Jiayao said with all the sincerity she could muster.

Suddenly, there were footsteps outside the door, and though they were very soft, Xia Chunyu could still hear it. It must be Song Qi trying to eavesdrop on them. Perfect! Now, he could vent his anger out on someone. He pointed at Ye Jiayao and murmured, ”I will come back to deal with you later.”

Xia Chunyu walked to the door and opened it furiously, shouting, ”Do you want to die? Did I ask you to come out?”